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I just saw that my battery had seven cycles. How many cycles should I get out of a MacBook Pro 15 inch?
Bill

Not sure which 15" MacBook Pro you have (you didn't say)...but if it's an older MBP 15" with the user replaceable battery...you're supposed to get around 300 charge/discharge cycles...if it's a newer 15" MBP with the "non-user replaceable battery"...you're supposed to get 1000.

But...remember...your "mileage" may & will vary depending on how the battery is maintained (see link earlier in this thread).

HTH,

- Nick

p.s. Yes...I'm sure there are folks that have gotten more/less than the numbers mentioned above. The numbers are mostly for reference.

- Too many "beachballs", read this: Beachballs- Computer seems slower than it used to? Read this for some slow computer tips: Speedup- Almost full hard drive? Some solutions. Out of Space- Apple Battery Info. Battery

Not sure which 15" MacBook Pro you have (you didn't say)...but if it's an older MBP 15" with the user replaceable battery...you're supposed to get around 300 charge/discharge cycles...if it's a newer 15" MBP with the "non-user replaceable battery"...you're supposed to get 1000.

But...remember...your "mileage" may & will vary depending on how the battery is maintained (see link earlier in this thread).

HTH,

- Nick

p.s. Yes...I'm sure there are folks that have gotten more/less than the numbers mentioned above. The numbers are mostly for reference.

My new Macbook Pro finally arrived today after some issues with TNT international courier, but never the less... I had absolutely no idea these new batteries are meant to have a 1000 cycle count. That's great.

My new Macbook Pro finally arrived today after some issues with TNT international courier, but never the less... I had absolutely no idea these new batteries are meant to have a 1000 cycle count. That's great.

Just in case anyone wanted to actually see it in writing (regarding 1000 charge/discharge cycles with the newer batteries)...here it is:

...it actually says up to 1000 "full capacity" charge/discharge cycles. So if you factor in the number of charge/discharge cycles you will get at less than full capacity...that would or should be well over 1000 cycles.

- Nick

- Too many "beachballs", read this: Beachballs- Computer seems slower than it used to? Read this for some slow computer tips: Speedup- Almost full hard drive? Some solutions. Out of Space- Apple Battery Info. Battery

i got around 450 cycles before it said it needed to be changed. it was at about 72%

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sorry to raise this but since we're in the issue regarding battery cycle... what is the optimum charging cycle do you guys do? I usually charge my battery when i hit 5% battery charge left and charge it to 100%. Once full, I take out my adapter.

sorry to raise this but since we're in the issue regarding battery cycle... what is the optimum charging cycle do you guys do? I usually charge my battery when i hit 5% battery charge left and charge it to 100%. Once full, I take out my adapter.